Identify complete sentences and fragments in this grammar worksheet.
Worksheet titled "Complete Sentence or Fragment?" with instructions and 20 word groups to identify as sentence or fragment.
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To solve this problem, we need to determine whether each group of words is a complete sentence or a fragment. A complete sentence must have a subject (who or what the sentence is about) and a predicate (what the subject is doing or being described as). A fragment is missing either a subject, a predicate, or both.
Let's analyze each item step by step:
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- Analysis: This phrase lacks a subject. It tells us what action is happening ("ride the bicycle"), but it doesn't specify who is performing the action.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("we") and a predicate ("took our dog for a walk"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the amazing baseball player"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("spinning the web in the rain"), but it doesn't specify who or what is performing the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("a turtle") and a predicate ("crawled down the road"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("the frog") and a predicate ("leaped"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("ran down the long football field"), but it doesn't specify who performed the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("green and leafy vegetables"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("performing for a huge audience"), but it doesn't specify who is performing. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the friendly waitress"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("she") and a predicate ("noticed the falling star"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("his phone case") and a predicate ("was blue"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the bouncing beach ball"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase is a question with a subject ("you") and a predicate ("did see the movie"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the crashing waves"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("punching the swinging bag"), but it doesn't specify who is performing the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("I") and a predicate ("stared"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("gave me a birthday present today"), but it doesn't specify who performed the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("the picture frame") and a predicate ("is shiny"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the girl's curly hair"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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1. Fragment
2. Sentence
3. Fragment
4. Fragment
5. Sentence
6. Sentence
7. Fragment
8. Fragment
9. Fragment
10. Fragment
11. Sentence
12. Sentence
13. Fragment
14. Sentence
15. Fragment
16. Fragment
17. Sentence
18. Fragment
19. Sentence
20. Fragment
---
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Fragment} \\
2. & \text{Sentence} \\
3. & \text{Fragment} \\
4. & \text{Fragment} \\
5. & \text{Sentence} \\
6. & \text{Sentence} \\
7. & \text{Fragment} \\
8. & \text{Fragment} \\
9. & \text{Fragment} \\
10. & \text{Fragment} \\
11. & \text{Sentence} \\
12. & \text{Sentence} \\
13. & \text{Fragment} \\
14. & \text{Sentence} \\
15. & \text{Fragment} \\
16. & \text{Fragment} \\
17. & \text{Sentence} \\
18. & \text{Fragment} \\
19. & \text{Sentence} \\
20. & \text{Fragment} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
Let's analyze each item step by step:
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1. ride the bicycle
- Analysis: This phrase lacks a subject. It tells us what action is happening ("ride the bicycle"), but it doesn't specify who is performing the action.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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2. we took our dog for a walk
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("we") and a predicate ("took our dog for a walk"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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3. the amazing baseball player
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the amazing baseball player"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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4. spinning the web in the rain
- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("spinning the web in the rain"), but it doesn't specify who or what is performing the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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5. a turtle crawled down the road
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("a turtle") and a predicate ("crawled down the road"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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6. the frog leaped
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("the frog") and a predicate ("leaped"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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7. ran down the long football field
- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("ran down the long football field"), but it doesn't specify who performed the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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8. green and leafy vegetables
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("green and leafy vegetables"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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9. performing for a huge audience
- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("performing for a huge audience"), but it doesn't specify who is performing. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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10. the friendly waitress
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the friendly waitress"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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11. she noticed the falling star
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("she") and a predicate ("noticed the falling star"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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12. his phone case was blue
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("his phone case") and a predicate ("was blue"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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13. the bouncing beach ball
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the bouncing beach ball"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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14. did you see the movie
- Analysis: This phrase is a question with a subject ("you") and a predicate ("did see the movie"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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15. the crashing waves
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the crashing waves"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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16. punching the swinging bag
- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("punching the swinging bag"), but it doesn't specify who is performing the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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17. I stared
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("I") and a predicate ("stared"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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18. gave me a birthday present today
- Analysis: This phrase describes an action ("gave me a birthday present today"), but it doesn't specify who performed the action. It lacks a subject.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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19. the picture frame is shiny
- Analysis: This phrase has a subject ("the picture frame") and a predicate ("is shiny"). It expresses a complete thought.
- Conclusion: Sentence
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20. the girl's curly hair
- Analysis: This phrase describes something ("the girl's curly hair"), but it doesn't express a complete thought. It lacks a predicate.
- Conclusion: Fragment
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Final Answers:
1. Fragment
2. Sentence
3. Fragment
4. Fragment
5. Sentence
6. Sentence
7. Fragment
8. Fragment
9. Fragment
10. Fragment
11. Sentence
12. Sentence
13. Fragment
14. Sentence
15. Fragment
16. Fragment
17. Sentence
18. Fragment
19. Sentence
20. Fragment
---
Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{Fragment} \\
2. & \text{Sentence} \\
3. & \text{Fragment} \\
4. & \text{Fragment} \\
5. & \text{Sentence} \\
6. & \text{Sentence} \\
7. & \text{Fragment} \\
8. & \text{Fragment} \\
9. & \text{Fragment} \\
10. & \text{Fragment} \\
11. & \text{Sentence} \\
12. & \text{Sentence} \\
13. & \text{Fragment} \\
14. & \text{Sentence} \\
15. & \text{Fragment} \\
16. & \text{Fragment} \\
17. & \text{Sentence} \\
18. & \text{Fragment} \\
19. & \text{Sentence} \\
20. & \text{Fragment} \\
\end{array}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of sentence vs fragment worksheet.
